Commodity Buyer

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Job Summary: The Direct Materials Buyer ensures timely availability of raw materials for production by managing inventory and optimizing freight. Key Highlights: 1. Key role in the supply chain for production 2. Strategic management of raw material inventory 3. Opportunity to optimize freight and supplier relationships **I. GENERAL INFORMATION** **POSITION:** Direct Materials Buyer **POSITION CODE:** 40590012 **LEVEL:** Professional **FUNCTION:** Operations **SUBFUNCTION:** Materials / Logistics **REPORTS TO:** Logistics Manager **DIRECT REPORTS:** NA **II. POSITION OBJECTIVE** Ensure raw materials are available on time to meet customer production requirements. **III. POSITION PROFILE** **EDUCATION LEVEL:** Bachelor’s degree in International Trade and Customs, International Business, Industrial Engineering, or related field. **LANGUAGE:** Business-level English. **EXPERIENCE:** 2 years in equivalent or similar positions. **KNOWLEDGE:** * Knowledge of logistics within the automotive industry. * Inventory and warehouse management. * Supplier management. * Advanced Office software skills. * Knowledge of Plex. * Problem-solving techniques. * ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 45001. * Customer-specific requirements: FORD, GM, VW, Bendix, Stellantis, JD, Cummins, CAT, per Customer Requirements Matrix ITRH-06-002-C. * Customer portal management. **ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE (Desirable):** * Process knowledge, Product knowledge, * Internal Labor Regulations. * Continuous improvement standards (Lean Manufacturing), * Corporate Quality Standards, Corporate Human Resources Standards, EHS. * Access to quality systems: SOC (Bearing Operating System), SuccessFactors, QSYs, Compliant Pro, Plex, Keystone System, TIPs, EASE System for LPAs. * Knowledge of Mexican SHMA regulations per ITRH-06-009-J DNC. * Contingency plans and Global Procedures established in the Bearing Operating System Manual, ITDG-04-001. **IV. COMPETENCIES** **COMPETENCIES:** 1 = Not developed / To be developed 2 = Developed 3 = Consolidated / Expert **Required Competencies (all)** **Required Level (1 to 3)** * Administrative Control * Quality Orientation * Results Orientation * Organization * Leadership Aptitude * Negotiation Ability * Effective Communication * Attitude Toward Developing Others * Persuasive Style * Teamwork * Self-development * Stress Management * 2 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * 2 * 3 **Leadership Competencies (for personnel supervised)** **Required Level (1 to 3)** * NA * NA V. POSITION DESCRIPTION **FUNCTION** **ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** **Environment, Health and Safety (EHS)** * Complies with obligations and responsibilities outlined in various regulations, EHS policies, RIT, CCT, and applicable corporate provisions. * Respects and ensures compliance with Safety, Hygiene, and Environmental Standards, ISO 14,001, ISO 45,001, and governmental regulations. * Identifies environmental aspects and impacts, unsafe conditions and acts that could pose significant safety risks in their area. * Ensures employees are aware of and assume their responsibilities. * Encourages employees to provide suggestions for improving the EHS system. **Quality and QMS** * Complies with obligations and responsibilities outlined in various regulations, Quality policies, RIT, CCT, and applicable corporate provisions. * Respects and ensures compliance with ISO 9001, IATF 16949 standards, governmental regulations, and customer requirements. * Ensures employees are aware of and assume their responsibilities. * Understands the management system and its relationship with facilities. * Supports daily management and administration of the system. **Continuous Improvement** * Participates in various plant initiatives such as training, Kaizen, 5S, Problem Solving, idea generation for improvement, cost-saving projects, productivity improvements, etc. * Supports achievement of company objectives and goals. * Contributes to building a continuous improvement culture by promoting implementation and maintenance of a manufacturing system based on the P3 Operating System and company values. **Job Responsibilities** * Manages raw material inventory to ensure supply according to the production schedule, reviewing customer demand and current inventory levels to order only the necessary material without generating excess. * Performs activities for MRP runs, maintaining the PLEX system updated with required parameters for each run. * Issues purchase requisitions to suppliers considering necessary variables. After each MRP run, each raw material part number is analyzed, system suggestions are compared against actual demand, and either the system-suggested release is approved or a new one is generated. * Monitors delivery performance of each supplier. Weekly, required vs. shipped quantities are tracked to assess compliance and identify any delays and their causes. * Coordinates with Purchasing to ensure correct supplier documentation for warehouse entry into PLEX, maintaining the PLEX database updated with required parameters. * Prepares raw material procurement forecasts based on requirements. Future demand is verified and a forecast is developed for purchasing to meet that demand. * Optimizes freight. Reviews weekly shipments to use only necessary transportation at minimum cost. * Conducts daily analysis of customer demand. Compares prior days’ demand with current demand to confirm whether there are cancellations or expedites for raw materials. Participates in the plant Taskforce team, ensuring raw material availability at the plant. **VI. COMMUNICATIONS / RELATIONSHIPS – INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL** ***Internal:*** **Production.** Communicates customer priorities to ensure on-time and complete deliveries. **Traffic.** Ensures timely transportation and customs clearance of raw materials to guarantee arrival at Plant and complete documentation from suppliers to ensure smooth operation of the customs broker. **Customer Service.** Communicates to ensure demand coverage aligned with their needs. **Quality.** Communicates to ensure raw materials meet specifications; in case of rejections, ensures replacement. **Planning.** Reviews customer increases, decreases, expedites or production delays. **Purchasing.** Provides raw material forecasts, monitors supplier database, updates pricing and supplier information, analyzes supplier delivery performance to initiate corrective actions if needed, loads information into the supply net. **Engineering.** New and ongoing projects, introduction of new products, changes to current product structures, material parameter changes. **Finance:** Reports raw material transit status, monitors supplier payments, analyzes inventory, ensures accurate material receipt at the plant. **Warehouse:** Maintains updated documentation for raw material receipt, delivers import documentation for raw material system registration, ensures proper storage of raw materials, and verifies receipt of quantities indicated on invoices. **EHS:** Compliance with safety and environmental guidelines. ***External:*** * **Suppliers.** Raw material procurement, daily confirmation of shipments, demand changes, freight analysis, raw material availability, increases/decreases or cancellations. * **Corporate.** Reports on supplier delivery performance, onboarding of new suppliers, or material changes with existing suppliers. * **Customer:** Support during audits and understanding of their requirements. * **Third-Party Auditors:** Support during audits. **VII. AUTHORITY** *List the main decisions arising from the position’s general responsibilities (maximum 4)* * Authorized to initiate actions to prevent occurrence of nonconformities related to product, process, and management system (QMS), with authority and responsibility to stop any process upon suspicion of nonconformity. * Authorized to stop the process when it represents a risk endangering physical integrity of self or others. * Authorized to stop the process when it generates a significant environmental impact threatening the company and environment.